Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: feathered
IPA transcription: [f'ɛðɚd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: feathery, feathered, plumy
    Meaning: adorned with feathers or plumes
Usage examples
  • Those dreadful feathered females!
  • The legs are by preference slender and much feathered, the feet large and well separated.
  • EARS--Small and V-shaped, nicely feathered, set wide apart and high on the head and carried slightly forward.
  • "Well, they certainly have feathered your nest well!" she declared as her eyes rested on the luxury everywhere.
  • LEGS--The bones of the legs should be small, giving them a slender appearance, and they should be well feathered.
  • To his great gold ear-ring Harold Tugged back the feathered tail, And swift had sprung the arrow, But swifter sprang the Gael.
  • Manoel and Benito had gone shooting in the neighborhood, and brought back some feathered game, which was well received in the larder.
  • It was a surprise to find so many feathered folks living in the eucalyptus, and I took a personal interest in each one of the inhabitants.
  • TAIL--Carried in a tight curl over the back. It should be profusely feathered so as to give the appearance of a beautiful "plume" on the animal's back.
  • When they began to settle on the sands, along the ropes of the ship--anywhere and everywhere except the trees--the Doctor could see that they had blue wings and white breasts and very short, feathered legs.